Brush



( No Model.)

J. A. SAMPSELL.

' BRUSH.

, Pat'ented Feb. 12, 1895.

LNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BRUSH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.

534,011, dated February 12,1 895.

Application filed August 27,1894- s111111r11.521,412. (1111111111111) ToaZZ whom/ it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES A. SAMPSELL, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and State ofLouisiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brushes;and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in fountain brushes for mucilageholders or bottles, and for other purposes 5 and it is designed moreparticularly as an improvement upon the brush disclosed in 522,535,bearing date July 3, 18941.

The prime object of my present invention is to provide a fountain brushembodying a nozzle having an opening or openings in its side or sidesfor the admission of air to the mucilage'or other'liquid or semi-liquidso as to enable such liquid or semi-liquid to flow freely through thenozzle.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be fully understoodfrom the following description and claims when taken in connection withthe annexed drawings, in Which- Figure 1, is a vertical, diametricalsection of a mucilage holder or bottle embodying my invention, with theremovable cap in position over the brush. Fig. 2, is an enlarged,detail, horizontal section taken in the plane indicated by the line 0:,cc, of Fig. 1. Fig. 3, is an enlarged perspective view of the combinedbrush-head and discharge-nozzle together with the cork disk and the diskfor closing the mouth of the holder. or bottle; the latter being brokenaway. Fig. 4, is a perspective view of the disk for closing the mouth ofthe holder or bottle. Fig. 5, is a perspective view illustrative of themanner in which the bristles are fixed in the combined nozzle and head.Fig. 6, is a plan view of the blank from which the combined nozzle andhead is formed. Fig. 7, is a plan view of a modified form of nozzle andhead. Fig. 8, is a perspective view illustrating another form of nozzleand head, and Fig. 9, is a plan view illustrating one of the pair ofblanks of which the nozzle and head shown in Fig. 7, and that shown inFig. 8, are formed.

my Letters Patent No.

Referring by letter to the said drawings, and more particularly to Figs.1 to 6, thereof: A, indicates a holder or bottle which has its neckthreaded as shown at a.

B, indicates a disk of cork or other suitable material which is arrangedover the mouth of the holder or bottle and is provided with an aperture6, for the passage of mucilage or other liquid.

0, indicates a disk of sheet lead, tin or other suitable material whichmay be arranged above orbelow the cork disk and is designed to preventleakage or evaporation of the contents of the holder duringtransportation or when the holder is packed, and is also designed to bereadily punctured to permit the liquid to flow from the holder inpractice.

. D, indicates a collar which is adapted to engage the threads a, ofthe-holder vided with the shoulder c, flange d.

E, indicates the cap or cover which is designed to take over the flanged, as shown in Fig. 1, and cover the brush and prevent evaporation ofthe contents of the holder after the and the annular 'disk 0, has beenpunctured, and F, indicates the combined discharge nozzle and brush headwhich is secured to the holder by the collar D, as will be presentlydescribed. The said nozzle and brush head F, is preferably made ofmetal, and in one embodiment of my inventionit is formed from the blankshown in Fig. 6, which is similar to that disclosed in my aforesaidLetters Patent and comprises a body 6, of general rectangular form inoutline and the parallel Wings j; which extend laterally from onelongitudinal edge of the body and preferably have their ends rounded asillustrated to conform to the collar D,

when the nozzle and head is on the holder. The brush head and nozzle isformed from the said blank in the manner'described in my Letters Patent,that is to say the bristles g, are laid upon the body 6, of the blank ina position transverse thereto and the end portions of the body or theportionsbetween the wings f, and the ends of the body are bent upon thebody and subjected to pressure so as to securely clamp'the bristles asshown in Fig. 5, and hold the same without the aid of cement or thelike. The body e, is then bent and is proat its middle so as to move thebristle clamping portions it, toward each other and the body is thensubjected to pressure with a mandrel or the like interposed between theportions It, so as to form the opening t', for the passage of themucilage or other liquid. When the portions h, are pressed upon themandrel, care must be taken to prevent the free ends or edges of saidportions from coming together, so as to form the opening 70, in the sideof the nozzle and head, or if desired this opening It, may be formed byspreading the edges or ends j, apart, after they have been pressedtogether, or may be formed in any other approved manner. The saidopening 7c, in the side of the nozzle and brush head communicates withthe puncture in the disk 0, and the aperture in the cork disk 13, orwith the mouth of the holder when the disks B, and C, are dispensedwith, and it serves to admit air to the mucilage or other liquid andenables the same, no matter if very thick, to flow freely through thenozzle with no other force than that of gravity, which it could not dowhen thick if the nozzle was inthe form of a tube such as at presentemployed and had no opening such as 70, in its side. This provision forfacilitating the free flow of thick mucilage renders my improved devicefar superior to those mucilage holders at present in use which embodyfountain brushes, as it is well known to all, that mucilage and thelike, tends to thicken upon the slightest exposure to air.

After the body is bent to form the nozzle with the opening it, in itsside, the wingsf, which rest upon opposite sides of the body, are bentup at right angles to the body as shown in Fig. 3, and are then in aposition to be interposed between the shoulder c, of the collar D, andthe disk 0, so as to enable the said collar to securely hold thecombined head and discharge nozzle in position.

It will be readily seen from the foregoing that when the disk 0, isintact, the holder or bottle will be air tight and loss of the mucilageor other liquid through leakage or evaporation will be etfectuallyprevented. It will also be seen that after the disk 0, is punctured,when the holder or bottle is properly inclined or inverted, the mucilageor other liquid, even if very thick, will flow freely through thecombined nozzle or head into the bristles g, ready to be spread upon anarticle, and that the mucilage will continue to flow through the nozzleand head as fast as that upon the bristles is removed.

In the practice of my invention, I prefer to vary the width of theopening it, in accordance with the consistency of the liquid which thebrush is to be employed to spread, that is to say for very thickmucilage or other liquid the opening it, would be made quite wide, whileforliquid of a thin consistency it would be made narrow in proportion.

The wings f, upon the nozzle and brush head and the collar D, forengaging said wings and securing the nozzle and brush head on the holderare fully disclosed in my aforesaid Letters Patent and form no part ofmy present invention; they being simply described as preferred devicesfor effecting a connection of the nozzle and brush head to a holder.

Thus far I have described my improved nozzle and brush head as beingformed from a single blank of sheet metal, but I would have itunderstood that the nozzle and brush head may be formed in any approvedmanner and in one or more pieces of any suitable material. I preferhowever to use sheet metal, and instead of making the brush head andnozzle from a single blank, I may make it as shown in Figs. 7, and 8,from two blanks such as shown in Fig. 9, which respectively comprise abody 6', and awing f extending laterally from one longitudinal edge ofsaid body.

In forming the combined nozzle and brush head shown in Fig. 7, thebristles g, are laid, upon the bodies 6, of two blanks such as shown inFig. 9, in a position transverse thereto, and the end portions of thebodies are bent upon the bodiesand subjected to pressure so as to clampand securely hold the bristles, after which the wings f, of the bodiesare bent up at right anglesthereto. The body or bristle-clampingportions h, are then pressed upon a mandrelor are shaped in any otherapproved manner to form the opening 2', for the passage of the m'ucilageor other liquid and the edges 3', of said body portions on one side ofthe nozzle and head are connected by solder or the like as indicated atm; theedges on the opposite side being spread apart to form the opening70, in the side of the nozzle and head, which is designed to communicatewith the opening I), in the cork disk B, for the purpose described.

The construction shown in Fig. 8, is formed from two blanks and issimilar in all respects to the construction shown in Fig. 7, with theexception that a wire m, which is secured by solder or the like upon thebody or bristle clamping portions is employed to connect said portions,while openings 70, are formed between the body or bristle clampingportions in opposite sides of the nozzle and head to serve the samepurpose as the single openings 70, before described.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- 1. A fountain brushcomprising bristles as g, and a nozzle and head adapted to hold thebristles and having the opening 7 aside from the bristle holding portionand having the communicating opening 70, in its side, substantially asand for the purpose set forth.

2. A fountain brush comprising bristles as g, and a nozzle and headformed from sheet metal bent so as to clamp and securely hold thebristles and having a central opening '5, between its bent or bristleclamping portions for the passage of mucilage and also having an opening70, in its side for the admission of IlO air, substantially as and forthe purpose set forth.

3. A fountain brush comprising bristles, a combined nozzle and headformed from two blanks of sheet metal bent upon themselves so as toclamp and securely hold the bristles, and a suitable means forconnecting the bent or bristle clamping portions of the two blankstogether so as to form the central opening 'i, and an opening 7:; in theside of the nozzle and head, all substantially as and for the purposeset forth. t v

4;. A fountain brush comprising bristles, a

combined nozzle and head formed from two blanks of sheet metal bent uponthemselves so as to clamp and securely hold the bristles and. havinglateral flanges or wings, and a suitable means for connecting the bentor bristle clamping portions-of the two blanks together so as to formthe central opening '5, and an opening is, in the side of the nozzle andhead, all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES A. SAMPSELL.

